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. 2018 Mar 16;8(3):e020617. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020617

Table 3.

Characteristics of participants in Delphi study

Characteristics Total sample USA Europe
Response rate, n (%)
 Round 1 30/33 (91) 16/16 (100) 14/17 (82)
 Round 2 28/33 (85) 16/16 (100) 12/17 (71)
Age, median years (range) 43 (32–62) 40.5 (32–51) 46.5 (34–62)
Female gender, n (%) 16/30 (53) 9/16 (56) 7/14 (50)
Professional education, n (%)
 Medicine 25/30 (83) 15/16 (94) 10/14 (71)
  Geriatric medicine 23/30 (77) 13/16 (81) 10/14 (71)
  Medical doctor 1/30 (3) 1/16 (6) 0
  Orthopaedic surgeon 1/30 (3) 1/16 (6) 0
 Nursing 4/30 (13) 0 4/14 (29)
 Management 1/30 (3) 1/16 (6) 0
Academic position, n (%)
 Professor 6/30 (20) 3/16 (19) 3/14 (21)
 Research associate 1/30 (3) 0 1/14 (7)
 Postdoctoral fellow 2/30 (7) 0 2/14 (14)
 Doctoral student 1/30 (3) 0 1/14 (7)
 Clinical instructor 13/30 (43) 12/16 (75) 1/14 (7)
 No academic position 7/30 (23) 1/16 (6) 6/14 (43)
Co-management background, n (%)
 Clinical 29/30 (97) 16/16 (100) 13/14 (93)
 Academic 22/30 (73) 12/16 (75) 10/14 (71)
Median years of experience with co-management (range) 5 (2–20) 4.5 (2–15) 8.5 (2–20)